Hepatitis B and C rates are significantly increased in certain solid tumors: A large retrospective study

Conclusion: The current study elucidated the prevalence of HBV and HCV among large population of solid cancers and lymphoma and we showed that hepatitis B and C positivity rates are significantly increased in certain solid tumors. Our findings should also be clarified with large prospective studies.

Source: Journal of Cancer Research and Therapeutics - September 24, 2018 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Hakan Kocoglu Mustafa Karaca Deniz Tural Erhan Hocaoglu Yildiz Okuturlar Zeynep Fetullahoglu Meral Gunaldi Rumeysa Ciftci Savas Tuna Orhan Kemal Yuce Gulsum Ozet Ahmet Ozet Mustafa Benekli Source Type: research